I used to watch the original one back in the States when it first came out, mostly to joke about it with my friends. Since most of the episodes run along the lines of, 'Ooh, let's see what flashy new forensic device we can put on display this week!', the shows lend themselves to parody.

I enjoy CSI. I watch it and all its derivatives quite avidly. *lol* But then I have always like whodunnits and copshows ever since I remember watching TV regularly. And I like the science babble and the flashy forensic devices.

That said, CSI does lend itself to parody. Dead Ringers on BBC2 did an 'episode' of CSI:Balamory recently! There was something about a missing bicycle, I seem to recall. It was very silly. :-)

(And in case that makes no sense: Balamory is a little village in Scotland with brightly painted houses about which CBeebies shows little diverse and politically correct stories. If you knew that, may apologies for the waffle. *grins*)